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2.29

• Added a setting to control automatic update checks
• The app window now snaps to your camera’s aspect ratio while resizing
• Clearer error message when window resizing fails

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2.28

• Uploads now recover automatically if credentials expire mid-upload
• Warns when you start recording while Low Power Mode is on

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2.27

• Fixed screen recording resolution limits for non-16:9 displays

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2.26

• More reliable recording stop/finish handling during server errors
• Added a new “Natural” teleprompter speed option

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2.25

• Fixed the microphone level meter for multi-channel audio interfaces

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2.24

• Microphone selection can now recover a session that failed to start
• Device warnings only show for devices actually being recorded
• Camera and microphone button labels now reflect your selection more accurately
• Prevents starting a recording with no valid device selected

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2.23.1

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2.23

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2.22

• Camera preview now switches to mini mode automatically when the camera is disabled
• Settings now explain how Quick mode works

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2.21

• Refined camera preview design
• Fixed Studio Display cameras that failed to start
• Fixed a feedback loop when rapidly toggling Center Stage
• Added a portrait effect toggle for the camera
• Improved camera resolution switching

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2.20

• Quick mode preference now syncs across devices
• Prevents selecting cameras with no usable video format

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2.19

• Fixed a crash when canceling a recording before it fully started
• Fixed a crash during screen capture in certain conditions

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2.18

• Reduced memory usage when uploading recordings

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2.17

• Fixed a launch crash when the Uploads folder couldn’t be created
• Fixed a crash caused by concurrent update checks

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2.16

• Fixed stream availability incorrectly resetting when the device list changed

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2.15

• Added a status bar menu with recording controls
• Fixed upload streams incorrectly showing as done during active recording
• Fixed Upload Activity summary bar clipping under the title bar
• Window size now persists across quit and relaunch
• Added a Video Effect button to open the system video effects menu

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2.14

• Added an Upload Activity window to track upload progress (Cmd+U to toggle)
• Shows clear error messages when uploads fail or credentials can’t be fetched
• Upload streams now show recording labels
• Failed upload credentials are retried automatically on reconnect

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2.13

• Upload streams now show device names
• Recording-interruption alerts now float above other windows
• Paused time no longer counts toward the recording limit
• Added a 6-hour recording limit for paid users

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2.12

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2.11.1

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2.11

• Fixed an upload reliability issue affecting file transfer tracking

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2.10

• Fixed external cameras spontaneously flipping to portrait format
• Help menu now opens the Tella help center
• Moved the display label position in the cover view

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2.9

• Fixed window resizing when opening or closing the settings overlay

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2.8.2

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2.8.1

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2.8

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2.7.1

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2.7

• Fixed the menu not appearing over full-screen windows
• Fixed window size and position not being restored correctly

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2.6

• Tella’s window is now resizable, with the UI adjusting responsively
• Fixed toggling your camera off and back on
• Removed camera landscape mode

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2.5

• Added a submenu to quickly switch workspaces, with an overlay shown while switching

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2.4

• Added a warning when using a virtual webcam
• Improved error messages

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2.3

• Added a warning when recording without a display
• Fixed a bug that could slow down display recording

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2.2.1

• Added Quick Mode for faster screen recording
• Improved cursor detection accuracy

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2.1

• Improved detection of macOS cursors
• Countdown animation is smoother, and you can now cancel a recording during the countdown
• Screen crop now snaps to the pixel grid for sharper recordings

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2.0.1

• You can now drag a window by its label

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2.0

• New countdown view with sounds, and a keyboard shortcut to cancel it
• Windows now center themselves while resizing
• Added a maximize button to the resize menu
• Added the option to dim the screen around your selected display
• Fixed the menu position on secondary displays
• Fixed the scale factor for cropped display recordings

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1.81

• Recorded cursor types are now sent along with mouse events
• Added a warning for lower-resolution (720p) camera recording

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1.80

• Added a warning for the MacBook Pro M4 built-in camera

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1.79

• Active subscriptions no longer have a recording time limit
• Recording now waits for the display/window list to load instead of failing to start

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1.78

• New borderless design with bigger, easier-to-hit buttons
• Your camera now locks in place when starting a session or switching devices

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1.77

• Uploads now use a new, more reliable storage location

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1.76

• Improved camera format selection for better quality and orientation handling

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1.75

• Fixed paywall styling on older macOS versions

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1.73

• Hid the small purple ScreenCaptureKit indicator on macOS Tahoe
• Displays are now sorted by their on-screen position
• Fixed the landscape camera preview height on Tahoe
• Fixed toggles jumping on hover on macOS Tahoe
• Added a menu option to reset tokens

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1.72

• Fixed the window shifting down when toggling mini mode on macOS 26
• Camera preview now matches the active recording configuration

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1.71

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1.70

• Added a new app icon for macOS Tahoe, with a fallback on older versions
• Fixed top menu appearance on Tahoe
• Cropping a display recording can no longer extend past the edge of the screen
• Screen crop now snaps to the pixel grid
• Fixed corner radius rendering on Tahoe

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1.69

• Recording setup now remembers your last used display and camera
• Added a progress indicator for slow app startup

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1.67

• Fixed an issue that could cause partial uploads of recording segments

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1.66.3

• Fixed a crash related to microphone audio

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1.66.2

• Added a workaround for a microphone audio crash some users experienced

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1.66.1

• Fixed a default app visibility setting

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1.66

• Fixed crashes related to pausing recordings
• Quick Preferences now shows top options in mini mode
• Improved upload reliability when only some parts finish

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1.65.2

• Fixed pausing issues
• Added MotivMix to the list of supported audio loopback apps

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1.65.1

• Fixed an issue with out-of-order video frames

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1.65

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1.64

• Added a keyboard shortcut to pause and resume recording
• Improved the pause overlay and resume button styling
• Simplified the recording timer display

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1.62

• Fixed an error where cancelling an upload could fail with a missing file error

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1.61.2

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1.61.1

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1.61

• Renamed Preferences to Settings
• Prevented camera format changes while recording
• Added microphone delay settings, adjustable in milliseconds and saved per device
• Advanced microphone options now only appear when applicable

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1.60

• Fixed a crash that could occur when taking a screenshot of a window
• Fixed incorrect timestamps in mouse event tracking
• The app now displays your configured app name instead of a hardcoded name

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1.58

• Enabled window recording through the improved recording engine
• Clip status now shows the name of longer clips without overflowing
• Fixed a crash that could occur from recording state changes

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1.57

• Fixed an issue with multichannel microphones

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1.56

• Fixed an issue with multichannel microphones

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1.55

• Kept the green recording border visible when the app isn’t active
• Fixed an issue where the app could open off-screen when starting without a camera preview
• Added the ability to exclude specific apps from audio loopback and screen recording overlays

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1.54

• Improved reliability of screen, camera, and microphone recording
• Applied maximum video dimensions when recording the camera
• Fixed incorrect quality labels for camera settings
• Added the ability to exclude Grammarly from screen recordings

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1.53

• The main app window can now appear above fullscreen apps

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1.52

• Added an alert when login fails
• Improved logout handling on authentication errors

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1.51

• Fixed menu button styling on macOS 13 Ventura
• The countdown, cropper, speaker notes, and border windows can now appear above fullscreen apps and on all Spaces
• Fixed Quick Settings styling on macOS 13 Ventura

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1.50

• The app no longer alerts or logs an error when you manually stop screen recording from macOS’s system controls
• Fixed “Select Area” button styling
• Added an animation to the record button when toggling states

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1.49

• Redesigned the Preview button and its behavior
• Added an audio indicator in the top bar while recording
• Added a timer and clip status to the top bar
• Updated the recording button design

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1.48.4

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1.48.2

• The app now logs out automatically if your session becomes invalid
• Fixed a hover bug affecting mouse interactions
• Added a low disk space warning if a recording fails to save

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1.48

• Added support for beta app updates
• Added a live screen preview showing what’s being captured, with a preview toggle in Settings
• Improved screenshot rendering for the screen/window selection picker on macOS 13

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1.47.1

• Fixed camera preview flickering

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1.47

• Improved the hover state and styling of Quick Preferences
• The app can now be launched via URL even if no main window is open
• The app no longer closes the main window when launched at login

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1.46

• Added a low disk space alert when stopping a recording
• Fixed an issue where stopping a screen recording could loop while resending frames

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1.45

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1.44

• Added customizable keyboard shortcuts for common actions.
• Fixed recording start/stop via keyboard shortcut triggering before your camera, microphone, and screen were ready.
• Server errors now show full details in the alert.
• Minor UI polish to the settings button and transitions.

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1.43.4

• Fixed an issue where a stale sample from a previous microphone could incorrectly affect the silent-microphone warning.

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1.43.3

• Fixed a bug that could cause recordings to be silent right after previewing the microphone.

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1.43

• Show the correct error message when aborting a recording.
• Fixed a microphone preview issue.

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1.42

• Recording now aborts cleanly if a critical error occurs while writing the file.
• Switched support from live chat to email.
• Added an audio level indicator to the microphone button.
• Fixed the audio level indicator going out of bounds.

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1.41

• Improved keeping your Mac awake during recording.

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1.40

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1.39

• Added an audio level indicator to the microphone button.
• Fixed the audio level indicator going out of bounds.
• Improved the audio level indicator’s appearance.

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1.38.2

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1.38.1

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1.38

• Fixed the “Uploads in progress” prompt showing when there was nothing left to upload.

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1.37

• Recording now checks for a valid session before starting.

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1.36

• Added a warning when macOS Voice Isolation is enabled on Sequoia, since it can affect recordings.
• Fixed the camera getting stuck when its format couldn’t be changed.

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1.35

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1.34

• Fixed the microphone not being detected when the MacBook lid is closed.

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1.33

• Uploads now retry automatically after a failure.

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1.32

• Fixed device buttons so clicking the right side re-enables that device.
• Added a “gather logs” option to the Help menu.

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1.31

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1.30

• Fixed handling of a device disconnecting during the countdown or start of a recording.
• Show a clearer error message when a recording stops due to a network error.
• Requests that fail due to network errors are now automatically retried.
• Recordings now always stop locally, even if the network request fails.

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1.29

• Added speaker notes with an auto-scrolling teleprompter, adjustable text size and transparency.
• Added a screen highlight option to visually mark the selected screen while recording, with a full-screen selector.
• Added a recording status pill showing idle and in-progress states.
• Added options to skip the countdown or choose which screen it appears on.
• Added a warning before discarding a recorded video.
• Fixed the speaker notes transparency default and a crash when notes were larger than the view.

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1.28

• Introduced Quick Preferences and a redesigned Preferences window, including launch-at-login and countdown sound options.
• Added support for recording your mouse and keyboard input alongside screen, camera, and microphone.
• Added clip re-recording and a two-hour recording limit.
• Added audio loopback support for WaveLink and RODE Connect, plus a warning when no microphone sound is detected.
• Added a Presenter Overlay, colored recording borders, and support for recording a specific window.
• Various camera, upload, and stability fixes.